Finn's turn

Since the last post was predominantly about Maggie I thought I'd devote a blog post to the sweetest, most handsome little boy I know: Finn.

You know how everyone thinks their own child is the smartest child they know? Well, I'm no exception:) I think Finn is SO smart!

He loves to point out the objects he knows when he sees them in books, for instance, the moon. Whenever he sees a moon in a book he points to it and says, "Moon." He does the same for dogs, babies, apples, cars, buses, and several other things. When he hears a dog barking he stops what he's doing and says, "DOG! Ruff, ruff!"

He's also at that stage where he turns everything into a phone and holds it up to his ear. He says, "Yeah, yeah...yeah, yeah...yeah, yeah...bye-bye." I know where he learned that behavior from and I'm a little embarrassed but I can think of much worse things he could copy from me. But don't expect me to give any examples.

He's also a little bit of a tease. Today I was getting ready in the bathroom and he came over saying, "Up! Up!" I squatted down to pick him up and I said, "Hold you? Up?" and reached out for him. He ran away, laughing, and saying, "No, no, no, no, no!" He came back and the exact same scenario was repeated at least ten times.

Have I written about his Power Move yet? He must be watching some WWF wrestling when we're not looking. He'll walk over to one of us when we're sitting on the floor, put both of his hands up above his head, and then slam his whole body down on us. It's pretty funny, but he's a stout little guy and there is some power behind his Power Move!

Ohhhh...I just love that little guy. Although I'm worn out daily by the challenges of parenting, I count my blessings EVERY DAY. I'm so lucky to get to parent these amazing children (plus one more!)

Pregnancy Update-
As of today I'm 31 weeks along. Since I've gone 2-3 weeks early every time I'm DESPERATELY hoping that I'll do it again with this baby. If that does happen, then I'm about 5-6 weeks from NOT BEING PREGNANT ANY MORE!!!!!! I am over being pregnant. My sciatica has been horrible, probably due in large part to the fact that I'm still toting around a 25-lb baby much of the time. He's walking really great but still needs to be held/carried a lot (parking lots, uneven terrain, etc.). Two nights ago I couldn't fall asleep until 1am because the sciatica was causing my legs to go numb and I couldn't get comfortable. The baby kicks a lot and is very active, so that's a lot of fun. I love it when I'm rocking and singing to Finn before his nap and the baby kicks him. If only he knew what an ominous warning it was :) Let the countdown begin!